Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday July 2-Monday, July 4, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday, July 2-4, 2022

Globe and Mail

Brothers in botched BC bank robbery had become angry and radical, obsessed with guns and 'government tyranny'

Crown seeks jail term for former BC Legislature Clerk found guilty of fraud, breach of trust

Woman held hostage during BC bank shooting experiencing roller-coaster of emotions

Flood watch issued near Kelowna as rain and thunderstorms persist in south, southeast

Suspect arrested after two people injured in shooting in Williams Lake

CBC

Dix says BC could be distributing vaccines widely in fall due to third Omicron wave 

Province investigating spike in bald eagle deaths in BC

Crown wants convicted former BC Legislature clerk to serve jail time

'Shock, confusion' as 2 wounded and 1 arrested in shooting at Williams Lake Stampede

Quebec teen studying in BC dies after crash between bus and delivery van near Castlegar

Quebec scouts camp in Vancouver airport after flight cancellation 

Saanich shootout witnesses recount losing 'terrifying trauma' of bank robbery

Vancouver Sun 

High-profile Hells Angel shot outside his Burnaby home 

Negotiations collapse between provincial government and BCGEU workers

Man charged in Sunday shooting at Williams Lake Stampede

Joy Kogawa house coming up for Vancouver heritage status consideration

How much housing does Vancouver need? What kind? And where?

Vancouver charges some of the highest development fees among major cities: Study

NDP leadership race provides chance to raise old growth, fracking and LNG issues

Bob Williams was his own man, at a time in politics when it wasn't always easy to do so

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Saanich bank-robbery suspect tried to join Armed Forces: DND

Crown seeks prison time for former BC legislature clerk

New land trust creates a rare climate zone 'backbone' that stretches Saturna Island

DFO's pathogen contingent measures ' a joke' say salmon scientists

Where's the $500 the federal government promised BC renters?

Building a better kind of rail

Economic opportunities for BC were missed during Horgan's reign 

Let's stop calling people 'bums' or 'undesirables'

Victoria News

Saanich bank heist brothers sampled Canadian military, never served: CAF

Victoria police box in truck after driver flees twice during Canada Day festivities  

Public gets opportunity to weigh-in multi-generational centre proposal in Sooke

Prominent Vancouver Island family collateral victims of Victoria bank robbery

Horgan's about-face and departure changes the political landscape 

Global

Expert sees similarities between botched BC bank shootout and 1997 North Hollywood shootout

BC in the midst of 3rd wave of Omicron with the peak coming in August, expert says

Thousands of BC Superstore employees hold strike vote this week over wages

'Just a small measure': North Saanich, hires security to enforce pickle ball court hours 

Surrey moves closer to a new hospital and BC Cancer Centre

Air Canada flight cancellations: How to get refunds, other compensation

'Tired of recommendations, Chantel Moor's mother renews call for action on police reform

Craig James, former BC Legislature clerk, will be sentenced July 8

Merritt emergency department closed due to doctor shortage

Two sent to hospital, one in custody after shooting at Williams Lake Stampede

Georgia Straight

Hells Angel suffers non-life threatening injuries after being shot outside home in Burnaby

Five BC cities bears should avoid if they want to live 

Talks break down between BCGEU and BC Public Service Agency

Could Dr. Bonnie Henry be BC's next Commander in Chief? In a COVID-crazed heartbeat

Integrated Homicide Investigation Team identifies Port Coquitlam murder victim

Heat warning issued for Yukon and part of Northern British Columbia

If Kasari Govender won't order a public inquiry into the government's response to COVID-19, then who will?

The Tyee                                                                   

Get ready for the forever plague

A week in the Life: A Faith Leader navigating the pandemic 

Miscellaneous

Crown wants jail term for former clerk of the BC legislature for breach of trust 

FortisBC, Suncor to partner on Port Moody hydrogen pilot project  

BC health minister says province preparing for fall COVID-19; urges vaccinations 

BC RCMP identify twin brothers as BC bank shooting suspects